Katharine Hepburn

"Holiday"

Katharine Hepburn (1907-2003) in George Cukor's 1938 film, "Holiday."

The actress' stature as a Hollywood legend was earned from her earliest films, beginning with her debut in the 1932 drama, "A Bill of Divorcement" (also directed by Cukor). She would go on to win four Academy Awards, a record for actresses.

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"Morning Glory"

Katharine Hepburn and Douglas Fairbanks Jr in "Morning Glory" (1933).

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"Stage Door"

Screen actress Katharine Hepburn is shown speaking her famous line ("The calla lilies are in bloom again.") in this photo from the 1937 film, "Stage Door."

"Summertime"

"Summertime"

Hepburn, playing an American spinster in Venice, is shown doing her own stunt - falling backwards into a Venetian canal - in David Lean's romantic comedy, "Summertime," co-starring Rossano Brazzi, Aug. 25, 1954.

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"Desk Set"

Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn in the comedy "Desk Set" (1957).

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On Broadway

Katharine Hepburn uses the telephone in a scene from the musical "Coco," in which she played the starring role and which opened in New York, Dec. 18, 1969, marking her return to Broadway. The musical was based on the comeback in 1954 of Coco Chanel.

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Academy Awards

Hepburn addresses the 46th annual Academy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles on April 2, 1974, when she presented the Irving G. Thalberg Award to producer Lawrence Weingarten. It was the Oscar-winner's first appearance at the awards ceremony.

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"The Corn Is Green"

Hepburn and director George Cukor stroll down a country lane on location near London during the filming of their made-for-TV movie, "The Corn Is Green," Jan. 23, 1979.

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"On Golden Pond"

Henry Fonda and Katharine Hepburn both won Academy Awards (his first, her fourth) for their performances in "On Golden Pond" (1981).

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Skateboarder

Hepburn still found skate-boarding fun, even when she was about to turn 75. In a magazine interview released in October 1984, she shared her thoughts on life and death and premarital sex, along with photos from her own personal album.

Kennedy Center Honors

New York City

Actress Katharine Hepburn arrives at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York, May 12, 1992.

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New York City

Hepburn reacts after Columbia University President Michael Sovern presented the actress-author with an honorary doctor of humane letters during the university's graduation commencement in New York City, May 13, 1992.

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Hollywood

An unidentified man places flowers at the star of American actress Katharine Hepburn on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, in Hollywood, Calif., June 30, 2003. Hepburn, a Hollywood icon who won a record four Oscars, died June 29, 2003 at the age of 96 at her home in Old Saybrook, Conn.